If most of us had a choice, we would choose a carefree, painless life, but what if there was a purpose in the pain? For the follower of Jesus, there is a purpose in the pain.
There is a day of judgment coming when God will pour out HIs wrath on all who have rejected Him. The good news is that there's hope for those who are in Christ.
In Paul's commendation to the Thessalonian church, we see that the believers in Thessalonica turned from idols to serve God and they were waiting for Jesus' return.
